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性急 (せいきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

性せい急きゅう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

hasty; rash; impatient; quick-tempered

Describes a person or action that is overly quick, lacking patience or careful thought. Often used for decisions, judgments, or temperament.

性せい急きゅうな判はん断だんは失しっ敗ぱいのもとだ。
Hasty judgments lead to failure.

彼かれは性せい急きゅうで、すぐに怒おこってしまう。

He is quick-tempered and gets angry easily.

Written forms

性せい急きゅうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
セイキュウUsage1%

Kanji

性sex, gender, nature
急hurry, emergency, sudden

Similar words

短たん気き
短気 is more about a short-tempered personality, while 性急 emphasizes impatience and rashness in actions or decisions.
せっかち
せっかち is a more colloquial, everyday term for impatience, often describing a person's nature; 性急 is slightly more formal and can describe both people and actions.

Etymology

Compound of 性 (nature, disposition) and 急 (urgent, sudden), literally 'urgent nature'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning has been consistent.